"Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it."

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Source : "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Speaks on Governance, Elections and Other Issues". Interview with Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, www.theperspective.org. May 6, 2005.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

#Life Quotes #Silver Quotes #Given Quotes

“The love for our native land strengthens our individual and national character.”
“When I'm acting, I've always got to make it make sense to me why I do anything. Whether it's right or wrong, I've just got to believe this is the reason why I am doing this and just go with it.”

Source : "Talking 'Lost' with Henry Ian Cusick". Interview with Jen Chaney, voices.washingtonpost.com. April 28, 2010.
“Insurance and funding traditionally drive capital investment. But in a world based on access, not ownership, the duration, value, cost and extent of financial services is distinctly different.”
“Be approximately right rather than exactly wrong.”

Source : John Wilder Tukey, David Roxbee Cox, Henry I. Braun (1994). “The Collected Works of John W. Tukey: Philosophy and principles of data analysis, 1949-1964”
“It is a part of the function of "law" to give recognition to ideas representing the exact opposite of established conduct. Most of the complications arise from the necessity of pretending to do one thing, while actually doing another.”
“I've always grown up as a tomboy and don't see myself as much of a girly girl, but when the time comes, it's fun to play dress up and embrace my femininity.”

Source : "Through The Eyes Of...Lauren Gardner: Not Just Another Pretty Denver Face". Interview with Todd Civin, bleacherreport.com. October 18, 2009.
“Israel is a long way from facing a threat to its very existence. We are too strong, both economically and militarily, for that. If anything threatens Israel, it is this form of paranoid thought that makes us think: "Oh God, they're going to kill us in two seconds! What should we do?"”
“I try to get a degree of realism in my music.”

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